[Sca-cooks] A & S question

[DeeWolff at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/6/03 3:59:32 PM, adamantius at verizon.net writes:


> Do people like that really need the SCA for validation? On the other
> hand, wouldn't they welcome an opportunity to talk, face to face,
> with someone obviously interested (since they haven't walked away) in
> what they're doing?
> 

Bingo! We have a winner!!

I get validated at work, at home, by my family and friends. I even validate 
myself!

I don't need to "win". And I don't like what I become when I get coerced into 
that mind set.   (Master A knows what I mean...sometimes a particular person 
can lead me in a direction I don't want to be in, but   I can't stop going 
anyway....)

This is why I only do exhibitions now. I have been in competitions, archery, 
food oriented, brewing, poetry, writing. I love to cook! To take this to a "I 
need to win"   mindset ruins my fun.   This is my passion. I like to 
experiment with food, and methods, and and the art of presenting food. I like to share 
my stuff. I don't like to be put upon to make "mine is better than yours" so I 
can win some silly token of a prize.
I do what I do   for "fun" and to appease my soul. It's a hobby,where I learn 
something. I can create something beautiful. And if I did it right, I can 
pass on what I learned to someone else who shares the same interest.   

I have alot to say about this subject. Some here have heard it before. Feel 
free to   volley forth privately if you wish.

Andrea MacIntyre
"foodie"




If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be 
a merrier world.
<A HREF="http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/J._R._R._Tolkien/">J. R. R. Tolkien</A> (1892 - 1973)